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Journal of Daylighting is a peer-reviewed international journal devoted to investigations of daylighting in buildings. It is the leading journal that publishes original research on all aspects of solar energy, buildings, and lighting. Areas of special interest for this journal include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Solar energy
- Photovoltaic cells and systems
- Building-integrated photovoltaics
- Solar concentrator technology
- Solar thermal
- Solar energy applications
- Buildings
- Sustainable buildings
- Energy efficient buildings
- Building energy modeling
- Building physics
- Building envelopes
- Indoor environment quality
- Lighting
- Daylighting
- Artificial lighting
- Lighting simulation
- Lighting designs
- Luminaires
- Lighting metrology and light quality
- Lighting control
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RESEARCH ARTICLE
Analysing the Daylighting Performance of the Main Prayer-hall in
This paper studies the daylighting quality of the indoor prayer-hall in The Great Upper Mosque of Hama city in Syria, highlighting this distinctive historical converted building that has been functioning as a mosque since the entry of Islam in the 6th century AD.
Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 153-172
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Sunlight-Daylight Signature: a Novel Concept to Assess Sunlight and
Daylighting and solar availability at urban scale has come to play a crucial role in the perception of discomfort conditions for people, both in outdoor and indoor spaces, and on the energy consumption of buildings.
Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 136-152
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Ray Tracing Algorithm to Simulate Laser-Cut Panel Light-Redirecting
Daylighting simulation software is an important tool to improve the quality of building design and to improve the quality of the built environment. For its application to correspond to reality, its algorithm needs to reflect real behaviour in the best possible way.
Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 87-98
RESEARCH ARTICLE
The Effects of Orientation and Width of Space Between Buildings
Excessive heat in the high-rise urban fabric has contributed to pedestrian and occupants' discomfort. Establishing wind circulation in space with an environmentally compatible and optimal configuration is necessary to improve comfort in this region.
Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 99-116
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Evaluation of the Visual Comfort and Daylight Performance of the
The daylight in classrooms is a crucial aspect that affects the quality of the learning environment and the overall performance of the students. Visual arts, such as painting, sculpture, carving, textile design and photography, require specific lighting conditions, which are different from the regular classroom standards.
Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 117-135
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Design Optimization of the Skylight for Daylighting and Energy Performance
In terms of sustainable design, lateral windows and skylights are important. Daylighting has become a vital component in office buildings because it increases occupants' productivity, well-being, and energy savings via windows and skylights.
Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 72-86
RESEARCH ARTICLE
The Architectural Design of Building Façade Models Related to
Lighting control integrated with daylighting is recognized as an important and useful strategy in energy efficient building design. One of the right factors to reduce energy consumption for artificial lighting during the day is the maximum utilization of sunlight.
Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 60-71
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Evaluation of Occupants’ Visual Perception in Day Lit Scenes: A
Daylight improves indoor environmental quality, the physical and mental health of occupants, and their efficiency. Research in the area of human-centric lighting that considers the visual and non-visual effects of light on human vision, have focused on examining human visual perception in response to a wide variety of lighting aspects.
Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 45-59
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Impact of Window Design on Dynamic Daylight Performance in an
Window design affects the building's appearance. Besides, it has a significant impact on daylight performance and the visual comfort of interior spaces.
Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 31-44
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Visual Comfort Assessment of Hospital Patient Rooms with Climate Responsive
As advanced technologies become prevalent, they are being used more widely in numerous fields. The building sector is not an exception. One of these cutting-edge technologies is responsive facades, which are used in buildings and have an undeniable effect on daylighting.
Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 17-30
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Assessment of the Thermal Performance of Vertical Green Walls Using
Construction of multifunctional building envelopes using vertical greenery walls (VGW) has emerged as a sustainable green technology to improving cooling efficiency.
Journal of Daylighting 8 (2021) 294-312
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Comparative Investigation of Daylight Glare Probability (DGP) Comfort Classes in
Glare is considered one of the most important variables to reach visual comfort and visual quality. It represents one of the fundamental barriers for an effective use of daylighting in buildings.
Journal of Daylighting 8 (2021) 284-293
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Development of a Machine-Learning Framework for Overall Daylight and
Application of machine learning methods as an alternative for building simulation software has been progressive in recent years. This research is mainly focused on the assessment of machine learning algorithms in prediction of daylight and visual comfort metrics in the early design stages and providing a framework for the required analyses.
Journal of Daylighting 8 (2021) 270-283
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Metamodeling of the Energy Consumption of Buildings with Daylight Harvesting –
Daylight harvesting is a well-known strategy to address building energy efficiency. However, few simplified tools can evaluate its dual impact on lighting and air conditioning energy consumption.
Journal of Daylighting 8 (2021) 255-269
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Measurement, Simulation, and Quantification of Lighting-Space Flicker Risk Levels
Building owners are transitioning towards a smart lighting solution for illumination purposes. LED (Light Emitting Diode) lighting application has become a norm given its high efficacy and energy efficiencies.
Journal of Daylighting 8 (2021) 239-254
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Improvement of Daylight Factor Model for Window Size Optimization and
Based on a new approach for the prediction of the Daylight Factor (DF), using existing empirical models, this research work presents an optimization of window size and daylight provided by the glazed apertures component for a building located in a hot and dry climate.
Journal of Daylighting 8 (2021) 204-221
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Optimum Characteristics of Windows in an Office Building in Isfahan
Nowadays, the use of renewable energies has increased due to the energy crisis and subsequent environmental issues. The window design significantly affects energy consumption and natural light absorption regarding preventing visual discomfort and improving indoor quality with effective external features.
Journal of Daylighting 8 (2021) 222-238
REVIEW ARTICLE
Daylight in Buildings and Visual Comfort Evaluation: the Advantages and
Exposure to daylight significantly affects the psychological well-being of occupants by diminishing headaches, eye tensions, or stress. Daylight penetration is a matter of collaboration between building façade and perimeter zones that can be controlled through façade design features. .
Journal of Daylighting 8 (2021) 181-203
RESEARCH ARTICLE
The Effect of Fixed External Shading Devices on Daylighting and
Building shading devices can improve the thermal comfort in indoor environment, and also reduce cooling and heating energy consumption in dry and hot climate.
Journal of Daylighting 8 (2021) 165-180
RESEARCH ARTICLE
A Combined Method for an Exhaustive Investigation of the Anidolic
Lighting quality in office environments is a broad concept that must be taken into account in the design stage to deliver comfortable spaces to reduce workers' stress.
Journal of Daylighting 8 (2021) 149-164
Editorial Board
Dr Fabio Peron
IUAV University of Venice, Italy
Dr Guiqiang Li
University of Science and Technology of China, China
Prof. Barbara Szybinska Matusiak
NTNU, Norway
Prof Francesco Asdrubali
University of Perugia, Italy
Dr Paola Sansoni
CNR-INO, Italy
Prof Laura Bellia
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Dr Boon Han Lim
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
Prof. Yuehong Su
University of Nottingham, UK
Dr Umberto Berardi
Ryerson University, canada
Dr Ferdinando Salata
University of Rome, Italy
Prof. Nabil Elminshawy
Port Said University, Egypt
Dr Canan Kandilli
Usak University, Turkey
Dr. Francesco Nocera
Department of Civil Engineering and Architecture, University of Catania (ITALY), Italy
Prof. BANU MANAV
Kadir Has University, Turkey
Dr. Michele Rocca
University of Pisa, Italia
Dr Doris Abigail Chi Pool
Universidad de las Américas Puebla, Mexico
Alp Tural
Virginia Tech, USA
Dr Mohammed Salah Mayhoub
Al-Azhar University, Egypt
Dr Ahmed A. Y. Freewan
Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan
Dr Seyed Morteza Hosseini
Aalborg University, Denmark
Dr. Peng XUE
Beijing University of Technology, China
Dr. Francesca Fragliasso
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Dr Petar Pejic
University of Niš, Serbia
Dr Hui Lv
Hubei University of Technology, China
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Automatic vs Manual Control Strategy for Window Blinds and Ceiling
A case study to evaluate the occupants' satisfaction in relation to two different control strategies (fully automatic and manual) for blind and ceiling lights use in cell offices was carried on in Trondheim, Norway.
Journal of Daylighting 6 (2019) 112-123
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Daylighting as the Driving Force of the Design Process: from
This paper presents a study for the transformation of an industrial area in Turin, Italy. The area hosts two buildings (one of which appointed as listed) to be transformed into dwellings.
Journal of Daylighting 1 (2014) 36-55
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Simulation of Daylighting Conditions in a Virtual Underground City
From the Piranesi fantastic architectures to the animation movies and video games of the last thirty years, a new design approach has been introduced and developed: the design of the virtual space.
Journal of Daylighting 2 (2015) 1-11
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Evaluation of Occupants’ Visual Perception in Day Lit Scenes: A
Daylight improves indoor environmental quality, the physical and mental health of occupants, and their efficiency. Research in the area of human-centric lighting that considers the visual and non-visual effects of light on human vision, have focused on examining human visual perception in response to a wide variety of lighting aspects.
Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 45-59
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Power Factor Correction of Compact Fluorescent and Tubular LED Lamps
Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) and Light-emitting Diode (LED) lamps have received wide acceptance in lighting applications during the last few years.
Journal of Daylighting 7 (2020) 73-83
RESEARCH ARTICLE
A Field-validated Multi-objective Optimization of the Shape and
This study aims to determine the optimum size of windows based on the window-to-floor ratio (WFR) for the main cardinal directions in Hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa) and Dry Summer Continental (Dsa) climates (Köppen–Geiger classification system) by carrying out a multi-objective optimization that relies on three dynamic metrics of Useful Daylight Illuminance (UDI-a (autonomous)), Daylight Autonomy (DA), and Annual Sunlight Exposure (ASE1000,250) in Radiance version 5.1..
Journal of Daylighting 7 (2020) 222-237
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Energy Saving Generated Through Automatic Lighting Control Systems According to
The standard EN 15193-1:2017 “Energy performance of buildings - Energy requirements for lighting” introduced a detailed method to calculate the energy demand for lighting in buildings. Th.
Journal of Daylighting 6 (2019) 131-147
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Visual Comfort Assessment of Hospital Patient Rooms with Climate Responsive
As advanced technologies become prevalent, they are being used more widely in numerous fields. The building sector is not an exception. One of these cutting-edge technologies is responsive facades, which are used in buildings and have an undeniable effect on daylighting.
Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 17-30
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Experimental Analysis of the Performance of Light Shelves in Different
Daylight plays a significant role in achieving energy saving and comfort in buildings. It is in accordance with the human circadian rhythms and allows the best visual conditions in work environments and residential buildings.
Journal of Daylighting 7 (2020) 37-56
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Exploring the Impact of Natural Light Exposure on Sleep of
Studies among people with dementia demonstrated that the sleep quality and rhythm improves significantly when people are exposed to ambient bright light.
Journal of Daylighting 5 (2018) 14-20
RESEARCH ARTICLE
A Methodology to Link the Internal Heat Gains from Lighting
This paper critically discusses the procedure prescribed by the Italian Technical Standards to account for the internal gains in the calculation of the energy performance indices for a building.
Journal of Daylighting 1 (2014) 56-67
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Solar Energy Gain and Space-Heating Energy Supply Analyses for
A considerable effort is devoted to devising retrofit solutions for reducing space-heating energy in the domestic sector. Existing UK solid-wall dwellings, which have both heritage values and historic fabric, are being improved but yet they tend to have meagre thermal performance, partly, due to the heat-loss through glazings.
Journal of Daylighting 4 (2017) 15-25
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Development of Fresnel-based Concentrated Photovoltaic (CPV) System with Uniform
Different designs have been presented to achieve high concentration and uniformity for the concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) system. Most of the designs have issues of low efficiency in terms of irradiance uniformity.
Journal of Daylighting 1 (2014) 2-7
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Acrylic Panels Applications as Building Materials and Daylighting Devices
Enormous studies have been conducted to enhance the daylighting utilization in buildings either by direct lighting techniques, lighting reflection systems, lighting transporting systems, or by light tracking systems.
Journal of Daylighting 7 (2020) 258-272
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Outdoor Investigation of High Concentrator Photovoltaic Under Uniform and Non-
This study was performed in outdoor conditions to quantify the level of influence on the electrical performance of the Multi-junction (MJ) solar cells.
Journal of Daylighting 7 (2020) 1-12
SHORT COMMUNICATION
No-Greenery Line and Greenery-View Factor, New Architectural Design
The paper proposes a new tool for evaluation of the degree of visual contact with the outdoor greenery, the Greenery-View factor (GV), intended to be easy to grasp and simple to use.
Journal of Daylighting 7 (2020) 282-286
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Design and optical evaluation of a novel asymmetric lens-walled
Solar concentrating system is an effective way of combing solar energy with the building to satisfy the needs besides of electricity and hot water, also includes building heating, refrigeration, dehumidification, which require higher quality heat source.
Journal of Daylighting 4 (2017) 26-37
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Sunlight-Daylight Signature: a Novel Concept to Assess Sunlight and
Daylighting and solar availability at urban scale has come to play a crucial role in the perception of discomfort conditions for people, both in outdoor and indoor spaces, and on the energy consumption of buildings.
Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 136-152
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Design Optimization of the Skylight for Daylighting and Energy Performance
In terms of sustainable design, lateral windows and skylights are important. Daylighting has become a vital component in office buildings because it increases occupants' productivity, well-being, and energy savings via windows and skylights.
Journal of Daylighting 10 (2023) 72-86
RESEARCH ARTICLE
Lighting to Enhance Wayfinding for Thai Elderly Adults in Nursing
The main purpose of this study was to explore the effects of lighting and other environmental variables in terms of the colour, signage, and furnishings on the indoor wayfinding of Thai seniors in a nursing home.
Journal of Daylighting 7 (2020) 25-36